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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 22 January 2025 — The Day Of The Lord

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TOPIC: The Day Of The Lord

TEXT: Isaiah 2:1-11 (NKJV)

  1. The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
  2. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days [That] the mountain of the LORD’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
  3. Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  4. He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
  5. O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the LORD.
  6. For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They [are] soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners.
  7. Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots.
  8. Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made.
  9. People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them.
  10. Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty.
  11. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

THE MESSAGE:

The people of Judah followed the idolatrous practices of other nations instead of leading those nations to God. They spent much energy building up their wealth and increasing their fighting forces. Because they proudly trusted in their own achievements rather than in God, Isaiah prophesied that a day of judgement from the Lord for the people of Judah was coming. It was a day in which God would make good on his promise to hold accountable all who had rejected Him by continuing to live in evil and sin. The result would be the end of human arrogance in Israel as they would be humbled and defeated. The Lord, however, would be exalted. The splendour of His glory would be evident to all who had failed to see it. The Lord’s cause and purpose would be victorious.

The Lord has set a day when He will establish His kingdom, the New Jerusalem. Revelation 21 depicts the glorious fulfilment of this prophecy in the New Jerusalem, where only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be allowed to enter. God’s covenant with His people will not fail; His faithfulness gives hope for the future. Are you ready and prepared for it?

PRAYER: O Lord, help me to be prepared for Your return, Amen!

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025
TOPIC: THE DAY OF THE LORD

  1. Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day, the twenty-second day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
  2. Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this year, but they couldn’t.
  3. Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
  4. Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this new year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
  5. Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
  6. I refuse to join the multitude to do evil, in Jesus’ name.
  7. I refuse to be foolish to trust in my own achievements rather than in God, in Jesus’ name
  8. Father, please, let Your day of judgement come upon our country, and hold accountable those who reject You by continuing to live in evil and sin, in Jesus’ name.
  9. Father Lord, put an end to every human arrogance in our country, and humble our leaders, in Jesus’ name.
  10. Covenant keeping LORD, please, keep Your covenant with me and give me adequate hope for the future, in Jesus’ name.
  11. LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
  12. LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
  13. Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
  14. Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
  15. This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
  16. Personal and family prayer requests.
  17. Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
  18. Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.